Jar-closure.



G. T. COLL. JAR ULOSUBE. APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 2s, 1909.

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Wll'jf- V CHARLES T. COLL, 0F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

JAR-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Application filed August 28, 1909. Serial No. 515,653.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. COLL, a citizen of the Unit-ed States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inJar-Closures, of which the follow ing is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a receptacle closure, and the invention hasfor its obj ect to provide any receptacle with simple and effectivemeans for retaining a lid or cover upon the receptacle, said meansestablishing` a non-leakable and air-tight connection between thereceptacle body and lid, whereby fruit and other matter can be safelypreserved within the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to obviate the necessity of usingscrew threads,

clamps and other devices for firmly fastening a lid upon a jar oranyreceptacle.

These and such other objects as may hereinal'ter appear are attained bya receptacle closure that will be presently described in detail and thenclaimed.

Referring now to the drawing forming a part of this specification Figurel is a vertical sectional view of a jar constructed in accordance withmy invention, Fig. 2 is a. plan of the jar with the lid thereof removed,Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the jar, and, Fig. 4- is abottom plan of the lid or cover of the ar.

ln the drawings l denot-es a jar or receptacle having a. reduced mouthor neck 2, the inner side of the neck 2 being in a plane parallel. withthe sides of the receptacle l, while the outer side of the neck isdisposed at an angle, to facilitate the fitting of a lid or cover uponthe neck. The outer side of the neck 2 adjacent to the upper edgesthereof is provided with equally spaced lugs or protuberances 3, oblongin elevation with the under sides thereof beveled or inclined, as at 4.Four lugs are preferably used and are disposed opposite one another toprovide means for tightly retaining a lid or cover upon the jar orreceptacle.

5 denotes a lid or cover provided with a depending annular liange whichis offset with respect to the body of the lid and has its peripherythereof ribbed, corrugated or roughened, as at 6 to afford a hand gripwhen removing or replacing the lid or cover. The latter has its innerface 7 provided with an annular groove l1 positioned in a plane removedfrom the plane in which the inner face of the flange extends. The neck 2of the jar is adapted to extend in the groove 1l and when the jar is insuch position the lower edge of the flange of the cap is adapted to restupon the annular shoulder or breast 8 of the or receptacle whereby theneck is inclosed by the lid or cover. The diameter of the flange of thelid or cover is the same as the diameter of the body of the jar orreceptacle so that the periphery of the flange will be flushed with theperiphery of the body portion of the as clearly shown in Fig. l. Thewalls of the groove 11 are inclined so as to conform to the inclinationof the outer side of the neck 2 and the inner face of the flange of thelid or cover is provided with equally spaced inwardly projecting lugs orprotuberances 9, said lugs providing spaces 10 to receive the lugs 4,thus permitting the lid or cover being partially rotated or shifted tocause the lugs 9 to ride under and into engagement with the lugs 1. Inorder that this can be easily accomplished, the upper faces or edges ofthe lugs 9 are beveled or inclined to correspond to the lower bevelededges 4 of the lugs 3.

Interposed between the upper portionof the outer side of the neck 2 andthe inner face of the flange of the lid or cover 5 is a cap or gasketl2, preferably made of waterproof paper. The paper cap is adapted toprovide an air-tight connection between the jar or receptacle l and thelid or cover thereof.

The jar or receptacle can be made similar to pottery ware or of avitreous material, and of various sizes and shapes.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, is

1. The combination of a receptacle having a neck of smaller diameterthan the body thereof provided at the upper portion of the body with anannular shoulder, spaced lugs integral with the periphery of the neckadjacent the upper edge thereof, a lid provided with a depending flangeof a length to engage said shoulder, said flange of less height than theheight of the neck, said lid further having its inner face formed withan annular groove extending in a plane inwardly of the plane in whichthe inner face of the flange extends, said groove adapted to receive theupper edge of said vneck and said flange adapted to inclose *Y neck whenthe upper end of the neck eX- tends in said groove, and inwardlyproject.- ing lugs carried by the flange'and adapted to engage under thelugs carried by the neck whereby the lid is coupled to the neck with thelugs engaging the inner face ofthe lid.

2. The combination of a-receptacle having a neck of smaller diameterthan the body thereof pro-vided at theV upper portion of the body withVan annular shoulder, spaced lugs integral with the periphery of the neckadjacent the upper edge thereof, a lid provided with a dependingflange-of a length to engage said shoulder, said flange of less heightthan the height of the neck, said lid further having its inner faceformedV with an annular groove extending in a plane inwardly of theplane in which the inner vface l the /llange extends, said grooveCHARLES fr. coLL.

Vitnesses:

K. H. BUTLER, W. H. HAMMOND.

